Islam Feruz, the man many claim will be the ‘Scottish
Wayne Rooney’, has agreed a deal with
Andre Villas-Boas’ Chelsea.

The youngster has been at Celtic since 2001 and the club will now fight for compensation for the loss of the player, after developing his skills for a decade.

Andre Villas-Boas has signed Scottish wonderkid Islam Feruz on a scholarship deal (PA)

Officials at Celtic also helped the 16-year-old and his family avoid deportation back to Somalia and start a new life in Scotland.

Feruz will start on a scholarship at the Stamford Bridge club, but it is thought he will sign a full professional contract once he turns 17.

His agent, Rui Alves, said the decision to join Chelsea was made as Feruz needs to be at a club that matches his ambitions in football.

He also revealed that a number of clubs across Europe were interested in the young forward, with sides in Spain, Italy and France all expressing an interest.

‘The possibility of training with [John] Terry, [Didier] Drogba and [Frank] Lampard will be fantastic for him. The structure at youth level at Chelsea is great. It would be a gift from God to see him playing in the English Premier League,’ his agent added.

Since Villas-Boas’ arrival, the Stamford Bridge club has put an emphasis on signing young talent, with Romelu Lukaku, Juan Mata and Ulises Davila all arriving in the summer transfer window.